| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, Galehead Mountain (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Minor blowdowns, especially on Garfield Ridge, but noting that caused issues. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Yup - there are now bugs. |
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 | Comments: |
Heading up Mt Garfield Trail is beautiful. Trail conditions started in summer, quickly hit spring, then mud and finally winter at higher elevations. But more of a spring snow than a winter snow. Soft, mushy and prone to post holing. We did not switch to microspikes until 3800 ft or so. But they were useful coming down. While on Garfield, we decided the day was so nice we would tag Galehead as well. But the trails became so sloppy by mid/late afternoon we decided not to do the final push to Galehead and turned back down Gale River Trail. It makes for a great loop. The snow/monorail (what monorail there is) over to Galehead was crumbling. |
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 | Name: |
AW |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-05-16 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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